kork

See also: Kork

Danish

Etymology

From Spanish corcho, from Latin cortex (bark, cork).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔrk/, [kʰɒːɡ̊]

Noun

kork c (singular definite korken, not used in plural form)

  1. cork (material derived from the bark of the cork oak)

Derived terms

Icelandic

Noun

kork

  1. indefinite accusative singular of korkur

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

kork m (definite singular korken, indefinite plural korker, definite plural korkene)

  1. (uncountable?) cork (material derived from the bark of the cork oak)
  2. a cork (bottle stopper traditionally made of cork)

Derived terms

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

kork m (definite singular korken, indefinite plural korkar, definite plural korkane)

  1. (uncountable) cork (material derived from the bark of the cork oak)
  2. (countable) a cork (bottle stopper, as above)
  3. (countable) blockage, congestion, jam

Inflection

Historical inflection of kork
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
1901 kork f korki korker (korkir) korkerne (korkine)
1917 kork m or f1 korken; korka, korki korkar; korker korkane; korkene
1939 kork m korken korkar korkane
  • Forms in italics are currently considered non-standard.
  • Forms in (parentheses) were allowed under Midlandsnormalen. 1Even though either grammatical gender was allowed for, the official document shows a preference for the masculine.

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Swedish

Etymology

From German Kork

Noun

kork c

  1. (uncountable) cork (bark from the cork oak)
    en anslagstavla i kork
    a cork bulletin board
  2. a cork (bottle stopper)
    En korkskruv används för att öppna flaskor som förseglats med kork
    A corkscrew is used to open bottles that have been sealed with a cork
  3. a cap (to seal a container, usually threaded and made of plastic or metal, and not a bottle cap (kapsyl))
    Jag skruvade av korken på pet-flaskan
    I unscrewed the cap of the PET bottle
    Förr hade mjölkkartonger pip istället för kork
    In the past, milk cartons had a spout instead of a cap

Usage notes

Less commonly called a (skruv)kapsyl in (sense 3) – often in more technical language and/or when on a wine or beer bottle or the like.

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Finnish: korkki

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Turkish

Verb

kork

  1. second-person singular imperative of korkmak